Kristina Arakelyan’s work as composer, pianist and educator is guided by a clear vision of music’s intrinsic power and purpose. An Armenian-British, prize-winning musician, her compositions are hallmarked by their striking beauty and compelling emotional honesty. Kristina’s studies as composer and pianist were nurtured at the Purcell School, the Royal Academy of Music, the University of Oxford and King’s College, London under the guidance of Sir George Benjamin.

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In recent years, her music has been performed at some of the world’s leading venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Southbank Centre and the Wigmore Hall in London, Symphony Hall Birmingham, Carnegie Hall and Walt Disney Concert Hall in the United States. Commissions have been written for Britten Pears Snape Maltings, BBC Proms, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, St. Paul’s Cathedral,  BBC Singers, Alison Balsom and Huddersfield Choral Society.